Stainless Sink Drain troubles

p_su · Post by **p_su** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:53 pm

I am trying to build the bokakob mini still - and am having trouble with the stainless sink drain fitting. I have searched around on the forums, but didn't find info specific enough to help me out. The problem I'm having is attaching the 1.5" pipe to the drain. I have a copper fitting that takes a 1.5" threaded to a slip connection for pipe, but the threads don't match those on the sink. The zinc slip nut that the drain came with won't go around my copper pipe either (not actually using it - but just for test-fit purposes). Is the brass version of that slip nut just soldered to the very end of the pipe - it the pipe doesn't go thru at all? Or is there another type of drain fitting that is better suited? I saw some with extended threaded ends on them (mine is only 1/2" or so) - would one of those be easier to use?
thanks for the help out all.

tracker0945 · Post by **tracker0945** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:22 pm

Bokokob shows his on the design sheet as being soldered, so would presume that for 11/2 pipe maybe it does not slip in. You may be able to grind or file sufficiently to allow a thru fit as that would be stronger.

locky83 · Post by **locky83** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:48 am

That would say to me that your hammer isn't big enough.

tracker0945 · Post by **tracker0945** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:23 am

locky83 wrote:That would say to me that your hammer isn't big enough.

EXACTLY

or words to that effect

Post by **HookLine** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:40 am

I got a 6 pounder. Works bewtiful.

ER70S-2 · Post by **ER70S-2** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:37 am

Mine came with a thin brass nut that does match the threads on the drain. I then soldered the brass nut directly to the bottom of the 1.5" copper tube like the design showed. maybe you could get a different drain kit if this one isn't working out.
ER70S-2

p_su · Post by **p_su** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:21 am

Thanks all - just wanted to double check that I wasn't trying to put a square peg into a round hole, if I wasn't supposed to. Otherwise I'll just start grinding and hammering... hopefully I'll end up with a workable device.

tracker0945 · Post by **tracker0945** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:16 pm

p_su wrote:Thanks all - just wanted to double check that I wasn't trying to put a square peg into a round hole, if I wasn't supposed to. Otherwise I'll just start grinding and hammering... hopefully I'll end up with a workable device.

Thats the idea, anything to make it work.
You can always make it fancy later on.

Post by **blanikdog** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:53 pm

During my days as a maintenance fitter/welder we had an expression that said, "when all else fails, use a heavier hammer."

Good to see that the old skills still exist.

blanik

Rudi · Post by **Rudi** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:00 pm

I heard something similar Blanik

"don't force it get a bigger hammer"

modul8 · Post by **modul8** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:23 pm

Not a hammer, a "manual precision adjustment tool"